D. Maldini

Maldini's 2026/27 season, read from the numbers

In 2026/27, D. Maldini was used in rotation for Cagliari in the Serie A: 5 appearances and 369 minutes, averaging 74 minutes per outing. Per 90 minutes that is 1.2 key passes per 90, 0.0 assists per 90 and 2.2 ball recoveries per 90 — the rate profile behind Maldini's totals.

Set against Maldini's own record, 2026/27 reads differently: his 3 goals beats anything in the 5 earlier seasons we hold for him (best before: 2); his average match rating has risen from 6.68 to 6.96 since 2025/26. Our records cover 8 seasons of Maldini's career, 2019/20 to 2026/27, across 7 clubs — AC Milan, Spezia, Monza, Empoli and others. In that time he has played 128 matches across 4 competitions, 5,023 minutes in all.

His best return on our records was 3 assists in 2025/26, from 25 appearances. He is 7 appearances into the current one. Away from his club, Maldini has 6 appearances for Italy on our records — across World Cup - Qualification Europe and UEFA Nations League.

Treat these rates carefully. At 369 minutes — roughly 4 full matches — Maldini is 531 short of our 900-minute qualifying floor, so he does not appear on the ranking boards: on a sample this size two good afternoons move a per-90 number further than a month of steady form.

How these scores are built, and the minutes and rating floors a player must clear to appear on our boards, are set out in our methodology.